Recent Advances in Entomological Research

Dormancy is important for overwintering insects to resist and adapt to adverse conditions. Dormancy generally contains quiescence and diapause. Eucryptorrhynchus brandti Harold (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), tree-of-heaven trunk weevil (TTW), is a destructive pest and highly host-specific to Ailanthus altissima in China. TTW has one generation per year and overwinters as both larvae and adults. In this study, to examined dormancy type of adults and find a method to store overwintering adults, we collected adults from 20 October 2018 to 13 March 2019. We studied the behavior and reproductive development of adults under field cold conditions for 0 and 10 d and laboratory warm conditions for 5 and 10 d. We recorded developing eggs in females, and the clarity of the testis edge, the yellow point in the testis lobe, the ratio of the inner content in the accessory gland, and the accessory gland color in males. Adults transferred from the field to the laboratory had resumed reproductive development directly. Results indicated that the dormancy type of TTW adults was quiescence. Adults stored in the field were still in a dormant state and the field-storage method was effective. Current study provided basic data for controlling overwintering TTW adults and solve the storage of insect sources during the winter.

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Recent Advances in Entomological Research

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Recent Advances in Entomological Research

Cited by 17 publications

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State-dependent host acceptance in the parasitoid Copidosoma koehleri: the effect of intervals between host encounters

State-dependent host acceptance in the parasitoid Copidosoma koehleri: the effect of intervals between host encounters

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Reproductive Dormancy in Overwintering AdultEucryptorrhynchus brandti(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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Effect of different metal oxides on the catalytic activity of γ-Al₂O₃–MgO supported bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production from WCO